Wu Yufang
Chinese actress (born 1963)
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Wu Yufang (Chinese: 吴玉芳) is a Chinese actress. With an extensive career spanning four decades, she is best known for her award-winning roles in film and television, including Send Me to the Clouds (2019) and Life (1984). Her roles in television include A Love for Dilemma (2021), Loving, Never Forgetting (2014), and The Ordinary Road (2023).
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| Born | January 13, 1963 | ||
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| Simplified Chinese | 吴玉芳 | ||
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Early life
Wu was born on 13 January 1963 in Shanghai, China.[1]
Career
Wu's breakout role was as Liu Qiao-zhen in Wu Tianming's 1984 film Life.[2] Her performance was praised by the Los Angeles Times, stating in their review that "Wu Yufang has the radiantly innocent courage of Olivia De Havilland’s Melanie in Gone With the Wind."[2] The film was selected as the Chinese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 57th Academy Awards. While the film was not nomimated, Wu won China's Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress in 1985 for her work in the film.[3]
Wu Yufang won a Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2019 for her role as Liang Meizhi in Teng Congcong's film Send Me to the Clouds.[4]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 1984 | Life | Liu Qiao-zhen | [5] | |
| 2003 | Drunken Fist | Liang Mingzhu | [5] | |
| 2005 | Curse of Lola | Troupe Director | [5] | |
| 2009 | Turning Point 1977 | Wei Li | [5] | |
| 2009 | Dwelling Narrowness | Xu Li | [5] | |
| 2013 | Playing with Fire | Ge Jianhao | [5] | |
| 2013 | Pearl | Chen Yu | [5] | |
| 2017 | Battle of Memories | Jiang's mother | [5] | |
| 2019 | Send Me to the Clouds | Liang Meizhi | [5] | |
| 2021 | Tomorrow Will Be Fine | Xiao Yu's mother | [5] | |
| 2022 | Monsters | Cast | [5] | |
| 2022 | In Search of Lost Time | Kang (All-China Women’s Federation chairwoman) | [5] | |
| 2022 | She and Her Perfect Husband | Yang Hua's mother | [5] | |
| 2022 | I Love You | Li Xiaodong's mother | [5] | |
| 2024 | I Miss You | Bai Xiaoyu's mother | [5] | |
| 2024 | The Tale of Rose | Wu Yuejiang | [5] | |
| 2024 | Enjoy Yourself | Cast | [5] | |
| 2025 | Double Happiness | Yan Li | [5] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2014 | Loving, Never Forgetting | Li Zhining | [5] | |
| 2015 | Hey, Daddy! | Li Xiaohua | [5] | |
| 2016 | Love O2O | Bei Weiwei's mother | [5] | |
| 2019 | Royal Nirvana | Mrs. Lu | [5] | |
| 2019 | Eighteen Springs | Cast | [5] | |
| 2020 | My Best Friend's Story | Mrs. Jiang | [5] | |
| 2021 | A Love for Dilemma | Cai Juying | [5] | |
| 2022 | Modern Marriage | Mrs. Cao | [5] | |
| 2022 | Thank You Doctor | Aunt Li | [5] | |
| 2022 | Women Walk The Line | Cast | [5] | |
| 2022 | In Our Prime | Li's Mother | [5] | |
| 2023 | Gui Lu | Gong Lin | [5] | |
| 2023 | Thirteen Years of Dust | Yang Man's mother | [5] | |
| 2023 | Start Here | Fang Yuanjian's mother | [5] | |
| 2023 | The Ordinary Road | Lao Yuxue | [5] | |
| 2023 | Be Your Own Light | He Huan's mother | [5] | |
| 2023 | Who's Your Daddy? | Cast | [5] | |
| 2024 | Born to Be the One | Cast | [5] | |
| 2024 | Family | Liu Mei Qin | [5] | |
| 2025 | Fight for Beauty | Cast | [5] | |
| 2025 | A Better Life | Cast | [5] | |
| 2025 | Created in China | Fu Qiufang | [5] | |
| 2026 | Hold a Court Now | Xie Zhuoyuan | [5] | |
| 2026 | The Epoch of Miyu | Xiumei Jiao | [5] | |
| 2026 | Lady Liberty | Zhan Qiao's mother | [5] |